Apartments In Tuscaloosa

Both the county's name and the name of the river that runs through it can be traced back to the mid-1500s.It was during this time that the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto, forging his way north from the Gulf Coast, met and battled the Choctaw Creek Indians living in the area.
One of the Indian chiefs was Tuskaloosa. The word “tuska” means warrior and the word “lusa” means black. Over time, the county and its major city became Tuscaloosa. The river was named the Black Warrior.

It was nearly 400 years later, in the early 1800’s, that the area was really settled by whites. Just eight years later, an act of the Alabama Territorial Legislature created Tuscaloosa, and the city was incorporated on December 13, 1819—one day before the State of Alabama was admitted to the Union. From 1826 to 1845, Tuscaloosa served as the capitol city of Alabama.
Northport, the county’s second largest city, was first settled in 1813 and was known as “Canetuck”. It wasn’t until 1871 that Northport was incorporated.

Up toward Birmingham, the community of Vance, the story goes, was once a campsite for Davy Crockett. After 170 years of existence, Vance was finally incorporated in 1972.

Nearby Brookwood, then and now a hotbed for coal mining, was incorporated in 1977.

Three other communities—Lakeview, Coaling, and Coker—were incorporated in the later 1990’s.

Elevation:

225 feet above sea level

Area:

City of Tuscaloosa – 56.06 square miles
City of Northport – 11.4 square miles
Tuscaloosa County – 1,340 square miles

Time:

Central Standard, November – March
Central Daylight, April – October

Population:

Tuscaloosa County 164,875
City of Tuscaloosa 77,906
City of Northport 19,435

Climate:

Mean annual temp - 63.4° F
Lowest mean temp. (Jan.) - 46.9°F
Highest mean temp. (Jul.) - 81.7 ° F
Average rainfall - 52.46 inches

Distances:

Birmingham, AL 58 Miles
Atlanta, GA 198 Miles
Memphis, TN 197 Miles
New Orleans, LA 294 Miles

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